[Day: Monday, June 28th. Time: 8:00 p.m.]
[After a stay in Hell that amounted to a lot longer than you
probably thought, you find yourselves back in the good ol' MC clubroom,
complete with new demonslaying weapons. Asanjya might be there or she
might not; I don't remember what you guys told her. Oh, and Makoto is
there! Anyhow...]
[MC2 Start, yo!]
(If nothing else, Chie probably gave Asanjya her phone number.
And possibly directions when she went to Asanjya's place to pick up her
stuff.)
* Maria sits perched on one of the desks.
( Nah, I'd rather something else, like a random attack by...
*thinks*... Captain Nemo and the Nemoteers! )
* Rei is sprawled on the floor, writing in her notebook. Anyone looking
over her shoulder can see it's "Reasons Why Chomei Is Not Actually Evil
- Just Lame".
(Dammit, now I am picturing singing, dancing little kids in
minature naval outfits. And it is cracking me up. Curse you. ;p)
* Asanjya is there, despite nobody telling her where the place was.
She's sitting in a chair, reading a paperback book.
( "#1: Cheese. #2: Greasy hair. #3: D'oh!" )
* Maria watches over Rei's shoulder, giving a helpful suggestion every
now and then.
* Lazar leans against a wall, in his golem form, playing with the ever-
ubiquitous Slinky. "We evil... really. Do I look ev- okay, bad
example."
* Chie comes running into the clubroom, flinging the door open and
looking around the room briefly before focusing on someone. "Maria!
Laz! Did you get that guy to believe us?"
Well, hey, I don't look evil. ...do I?
* Chomei walks into the club room right behind Chie, a bit more
composed than her. Wow, you'd think he'd care or something.
( That's an excellent question, Chie! And such an excellent
question deserves an equally excellent answer! ... which I'm currently
discussing with Brett. =P )
(Hah!)
Blue hair! Blue hair's inherently lame, not evil, I mean, it's
anti-evil and plus-lame...
* Rei writes.
And he's so lame, he couldn't be really evil even if he tried,
which he wouldn't, because he's not evil!
* Chie would object on the basis that she's had blue hair in the past,
if she weren't so focused on Lazar.
* Maria nodnods. "Both good points."
Really, there's no room for any evil, what with all the lame.
... Right.
* Lazar is, for the moment, silent, so enraptured is he with the
Slinky.
It fills it all up! The lameness consumes all and taints
everything it touches!
* Chie looks over at Rei and half-smiles. "I'm doomed, aren't I?"
Including any evil what may've been there in the past, but
isn't anymore because it became lame.
* Maria nods.
* Rei looks up. "Huh? Oh, it's okay. Your coolness might even be able
to counteract some of his FOL."
FOL?
Field of Lame!
...
* Maria giggles.
Ahh. I see. Well, let's hope I'm strong enough.
* Chie grins.
We need scientific terms for all of this, and a few experiements,
mostly involving varying degress of lameness in certain situations.
Getting other test subjects would be kinda hard, though...
* Asanjya speaks, not looking up. "No it wouldn't. Offer free food.
That's how the bio department does it."
Rei, please don't conduct bizarre scientific experiments on my
boyfriend.
((cold hard cash always works, too))
* Makoto opens the door, though he has to stand on his tiptoes to do
so. He looks like a six-year-old version of himself, which is not
entirely new for him but a little strange nevertheless. Somehow, huge
gray eyes brimming with childish innocence and spiked dark hair with
blonde highlights looks really odd on a first-grader wearing slightly
oversized designer clothing.
* Makoto waves a little hand vaguely. "'sup, guys."
* Chie blinks. "Makoto? Long time no see."
Well, maybe not that long, but it feels like it. Where have you
been?
* Lazar snaps out of his Slinky-induced trance. "... hey miniature
Makoto. You say something before, Chie?"
Oh, here and there. Hospital, mostly.
* Maria blinks at Makoto.
* Chie turns her full attention back to Lazar. "Did you take that guy
to Interpol? Did you get him to listen to you?"
... I know life odd when I say hello to miniature Makoto and no
even wierded out. Then again, I made of stone.
... kind of.
Kind of?
( "I'm normal. Everyone else is wierd." )
Did you or didn't you?
* Makoto walks over to Lazar and pats the golem gently on the leg.
"Life is definitely odd."
* Rei looks up. "Hi Makoto! Got any reasons to add on why Chomei's Not
Evil, Just Lame?"
* Lazar rubs his head. "We go to Interpol branch in Tokyo, but nobody
there know about Mystery Club, because Interpol no bother having person
what know about stuff in Japan, where all bad stuff happening. Because
they STUPID."
Then where the hell do they keep our records?
* Asanjya closes her book and looks up... down... at Makoto. "Hello."
( More like because he quit :P )
In China.
Because, again, they STUPID.
So... are we gonna have to take him there?
No.
* Maria makes a face and goes back to trying to forget about the whole
thing.
( They keep the records at http://besm.sandwich.net/MC2/.
Unfortunately it's a little out of date :P )
I get Naomi on cool TV phone, we talk to him, explain whole
Mystery Club thing. He willing to consider... but...
* Makoto rubs his somewhat pointy little chin as he walks toward Rei.
He waves at Maria and Asanjya and then stops behind Rei so that he can
read her current list.
* Chie is looking rather worried now. "But?"
* Rei hands it to him and rolls onto her back.
* Lazar mutters. "Ensof no impressed by how incompetant Interpol is. No
is sure we is telling truth, since he think if we good, should be
better organized. But he willing to consider."
So he's called it off for now?
I don't know. He liked that joke that I told in Hell. The
one nobody else enjoyed. I think that makes him a lot less lame than I
might have said if you'd asked me a week ago.
No. He just say he willing to consider as part of evidence.
So how long do we have to *get* him the evidence?
Some would argue that bureaucracy is the only definite proof
of good or evil.
* Asanjya stretches.
Bureaucracy's all evil.
* Makoto squats beside Rei and sets the list on her stomach. "So," he
asks her in a quiet voice, "What did I miss?"
Same as before. Three days.
Shit!
* Chie clenches her fists. "I still can't *believe* this whole thing!"
* Chomei shrugs. "Worst comes to worst he thinks I'm evil, we kick his
ass. It's his own fault for letting money blind him."
Yes, but he basically good guy. No is good to pound on guy what
could be ally later on.
* Makoto lifts his head and watches Chie and Chomei and Lazar.
* Chie whirls around and looks at Chomei. "Yeah, but what if he comes
after you when we aren't all around?"
If he's going to attack us he's not an ally. And... I'm not
sure.
* Asanjya goes over and sits next to Rei. "I could summon some demons
who'd vouch for us, but somehow I doubt that'd have the desired
effect."
(*laughs*)
* Maria rubs her face. "We can do this in three days. *I* can do it in
three days. I've done work like this before."
* Chie looks over at her. "Yeah?"
* Rei snaps out of her thinking to focus on Makoto. "Huh? Oh, missed."
What are you thinking, Maria?
[The phone rings!]
I'll get it!
* Maria nods. "Yeah. Lots of times I looked into someone who was
offering work because they felt wrong and I wanted to know why."
* Chie runs over and picks up the phone. Sorry, Maria, but the training
overrides all.
"Hello?"
( ;_; )
[Chie is eaten by a chicken. Just kidding.]
You missed us meeting this guy with eyes kinda like Maria's and
he was hired to kill Chomei 'cause someone told him he's an evil demon
which is obviously untrue, but that's what he was told anyway. But he
obviously didn't kill Chomei and wants proof in three days that he
isn't evil, even though he might be a demon.
That's the long and short of it.
( The Good, the Bad, and the Lame. )
"Who's calling?"
"Okay..."
( Before we can train you to exorcise, we must train you
to pick up the phone first.)
* Chie covers the phone with her hand. "Maria... it's for you. Some
guy. Didn't recognize his voice."
* Chie holds it out to her.
(And answer doors. Mussn't forget that.)
* Maria blinks.
(But I don't answer the door! Rei does, or sometimes Makoto.)
* Maria takes the phone. "Huh?"
* Chie steps back to let Maria have her conversation in semi-private.
Well, as private as you can get in here.
* Makoto folds his little arms and screws up his face in an expression
that looks like it might have come from biting a salted lemon. "But
Chomei's obviously not evil. I'm sure you've already had that
discussion..."
* Rei sits up, the list falling onto the floor. She watches the phone
conversationing. "Yeah, we did, but like I said, he didn't believe us.
Besides, if someone's a demon, who's gonna believe he's not evil?"
* Asanjya raises her hand.
( Victoria would! )
* Maria waits for a reply on the phone.
* Asanjya grabs Rei's hand and raises it too.
* Chomei shrugs.
I do now.
* Makoto glances as Asanjya and nods. "I probably would, too. I'm
supposed to be evil, after all."
( True. And he isn't even lame! )
Er... hello?
Plus, he hired by Mr. E. That no help at all.
Helloooooooooo?
Yeah, Mr. E has this problem with wanting us dead.
Hellolo!
* Chie looks over at Maria.
2d6
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6) and gets 7.
* Rei 's hand is raised. "Okay, so I'd believe he's not evil, but I'm
not normal and that guy... is definitely not normal! Never mind."
Oh, him. He's definitely up to no good. But I guess we can't
deal with him until we get this bounty hunter off of Chomei's case,
huh?
2d6+1
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6+1) and gets 7.
( Damn you, Dicesuke. )
Well, dealing with E could be one way to get this guy to leave
us alone.
If nothing else, we need to prove that E's the wrong one here,
not us.
* Maria blinks. "Uhm, I'm sure it has. Whoever you are."
No, I don't. Is this Lieutenant Whatsisface?
Right. But how can we do that? The only thing we really know
about him is that he used that creepy stone to... go to some demon
dimension... or something. And that he's trying to get us killed. And
that he works with that bat kid. And the bat kid works with the demon
dog. Not much to go on.
* Lazar mutters. "Sure. No problem. Just walk into secret
headquarters... which we no know where is, because is secret... and
steal his 'I Is Evil' t-shirts."
* Chie sighs and finally sits down. "I don't know. That's the problem."
* Asanjya lets go of Rei's hand and goes back to her book.
I wish I *did* know.
Rei, is there any way you could look up information on him? I
know it's probably not sitting around any normal places, but maybe you
could do a bit of investigating?
* Maria makes a face. "Not him, huh? You're not Mr. E, are you? 'Cause
that'd be funny, actually."
( o/~ There's no Mr. E in town! So call the coolest pup around!
It's Scooby! Demon Hunter Scooby Doo! o/~ )
( Do a google search for "Top secret headquarters Mr. E." )
(I still think we should have painted the van in China. ;p)
(He's not wearing a badge. He can't be Mr. E.)
* Chomei sighs and just listens to people talk.
(Google returns... 24587 results. Apparently, it's a very
popular villain name right now.)
* Rei lets her hand flop. "I don't think there's any info on him, but I
guess I could try. I *really* don't think his real name's Mr. E, unless
it is, in which case it's like Eckertt or something which doesn't get
us any closer to anywhere."
* Maria becomes very still and quiet all of a sudden.
Right, right...
* Chie glances over at Maria and frowns.
Try 'Mr Evil'. That... what word... hokey enough.
* Makoto gives a brief but violent shiver, as if a very cold wind just
blew past him.
Maria?
* Lazar blinks, and looks over at Maria, tilting his head at her less-
than-relaxed posture.
* Maria begins to shake a little, and whimpers. "n-no. how... how did
you..."
* Rei blinks at Maria.
* Chie blinks too and starts walking over to her.
w-who... who is that?
* Chomei raises an eyebrow at the growing attention that Maria's
getting.
(Jealous, dear? ;p)
S-somebody make her h-hang up... sh-she's terrified.
* Asanjya looks up.
* Chie reaches out and lightly grasps Maria's arm.
* Maria jumps at the contact. Literally. She gives a yelp and lands
awkwardly on the desk.
* Chie jumps back, too. "Sorry! You want me to take care of that guy
for you?"
* Rei looks back at Makoto, then starts as Maria yelps. "Ack! Oh."
* Makoto gives a small start when Maria yelps. Then he rubs his hands
over his arms as if to warm them.
* Maria blinks uncertainly at Chie, then nodnods and shoves the phone
into her, right before she bolts from the room.
Whoa, Ma... damn.
* Chie puts the phone to her ear and says nothing for the moment.
* Rei jumps to her feet and runs after Maria, almost tripping as she
goes.
* Lazar takes a step to go after Maria, but realizes he's not exactly
built for pursuit, and returns to his previous position, now scowling.
* Asanjya stands up and takes her staff from leaning against the desk.
* Chie speaks. "Well, I hope you're happy with yourself, whoever the
hell you are. Good fucking riddance."
* Chie hangs up.
* Makoto exhales deeply as soon as Maria is gone. "I haven't felt that
kind of fear in a long time," he says as Rei chases after Maria. "I'd
go after her too, but..."
[The phone rings.]
* Chomei thinks...
* Chie picks up. "Yeah?"
"What the hell?"
* Chie covers the phone with her hand. "Guys, go after her. *NOW!*"
* Asanjya looks over to Lazar. "You always get this much phone
traffi....whoa."
2d6+1
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6+1) and gets 8.
How the hell am I supposed to catch her?
* Makoto winces. "Okay, okay. Come on, guys. I'll just follow the mind
numbing terror."
Just go!
* Asanjya grabs Xaphan out of her pocket and puts him on her shoulder.
Let's go.
* Chie listens to the phone and winces.
* Lazar starts to lumber out, then waits for Makoto. "Lead way. Maybe
switch to Makoto with longer legs?"
( Maria and everyone else, join #TheChaseToNowhereReally )
(Including me?)
( Everyone following her, I mean )
"What the *fuck* are you trying to pull?"
* Makoto hurries out the door, nodding at Lazar and shifting as he
runs. It's almost painful to watch his limbs stretch out to their
normal length while in active use.
* Asanjya follows Makoto at a run.
* Chie *slams* the phone down. Did everyone else leave?
* Chomei looks at Chie. "Sure you don't want me to stay?"
Fuck.
* Chie kicks the table.
[The poor table ;_;]
(I know!)
Com'on Chie. We can still catch them on your bike. What the
hell's going on?
[It didn't do anything wrong!]
(She's just got no respect for innocent furniture!)
* Chie exhales. "Gods, it just gets *worse*."
( The gods respond: "Amen, sistah." )
Maria might be okay for now, but whoever that was might have
just killed some poor girl. I...
* Chie closes her eyes. "Let's just go."
* Chie heads out the door.
* Chomei chases out the door, slamming it behind him.
[They come across the others at the stairwell.]
(All of them?)
* Lazar keeps some space between himself and Maria. A large chunk of
rock invading her personal space might not be the best thing right now.
( Yep )
[Lazar has more to fear from Chie; she likes to kick inanimate
objects.]
(Lazar's animate!)
* Maria sits there, huddled in a corner of the stairwell and rocking
gently. She slowly stops, then looks up at those assembled.
* Chie looks at Maria, takes a deep breath, opens her mouth and, for
once, shuts it.
I don't want him to kill you.
Who kill us?
Nobody's killing us. Nobody.
( Except whoever has Ambition this week. >_>;; )
("It's sumo-wrestler Ambition! With super sword-slam action!)
H-whoever that was. I dunno who he is but... but he's gonna. He
killed all the others. Anyone who takes care of me.
* Chie bites her lip.
* Asanjya squats down on her haunches and looks at Maria. Xaphan peers
at her with a worried look.
* Chomei sighs. "Look, the last thing he'd want to do is mess with us.
You know we'd probably kick his ass if he tried anything, right guys?"
... person kill someone you know? Then we beat to pulp, like
always do.
(Lazar and Chomei think along the same lines. It is scary.)
* Makoto remains awkwardly silent, and that alone makes the silence
from him even more uncomfortable.
* Lazar kneels down, so he's not towering over Maria. "I golem. I built
for revenge and things. Is what I do. And nobody stop me, especially
nobody what hurt people what little ones care about."
* Maria starts crying. "H-he killed my m-mother and father, and he k-
killed m-my foster parents, a-and he b-burned down the or... orphan-age
they p-put me in, and h-he'll come after you too. He will. He will."
* Chie inhales sharply, and her eyes widen. She walks over to where
Maria is sitting and hugs her. "We won't let that happen."
* Rei stares at Maria for a second, then bites her lip. She doesn't say
anything.
* Asanjya looks at Xaphan, who looks back, then they both look back to
Maria. "Intent is not an automatic success."
* Maria recoils slightly at the touch, but then allows herself to be
comforted.
* Lazar stiffens. Impressive, since he's already made of stone. "... he
come. We stop. I pull off limbs."
* Chomei nods. "If he messes with us, he's got a serious death wish."
* Chie gently rubs Maria's back. "Laz's right. We're all looking out
for each other. S'what we do."
Xaphan and I'll whip up an army of demons!
* Maria sniffs. "thank you."
We've been to hell and back. We can do this.
No even need to thank. Is just what we do. Mess with one, mess
with all.
* Chomei nods.
...i'm gonna need to move again.
You could move in with me. If my parents said okay.
I think she means to another city. Or country.
Well, why?
* Maria shakes her head. "No. Gotta live nowhere again. He can't find
me if I'm nowhere."
* Asanjya blinks. "Where's nowhere?
Wherever I stop for the night.
... can wander with golem if want. I no sleep, so I no have
apartment. Can even carry entire bed.
* Rei speaks up now, "On the side of a building, or in an alley, or in
the trees. No address."
* Chie sighs.
But... that's still a somewhere.
( Hearing checks! )
* Maria nods at Rei.
2d6
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Asanjya (2d6) and gets 9.
2d6-2
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-2) and gets 0, a CRITICAL
SUCCESS!!! "My momma always said, you gotta take the good with the bad.
Here's some good."
2d6-2
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-2) and gets 6.
(Woohoo!)
2d6
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6) and gets 5.
( Nope! )
2d6
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (2d6) and gets 7.
2d6-2
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6-2) and gets 5.
( Made it. )
(Nope).
( Chie is alert! )
(Boy am I ever!)
[Everyone who made it hears the phone ringing in the club room.
Chie instinctively looks that way before it even starts to ring.]
Aww, hell. I'll get it.
* Chie stands up and runs back to the room.
Get wha--oh, is the phone ringing?
(I have Magical Phone Sensing Powers!)
2d6+3
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6+3) and gets 10.
(Why do I bother? :P)
( To amuse us? )
(You could crit succeed? You did once. ^_~)
[Chomei hears a cow jump over the moon.]
(I didn't crit-fail. And what the hell would that sound like,
anyways?)
* Chie picks up the phone when she reaches it. "Hello?"
* Asanjya doesn't even notice.
* Chie lets out a huge, relieved sigh. "Naomi. Thank the gods. What's
up?"
And if that no work... golem bodyguard maybe good idea. You
need sleep, but I no.
I still don't understand why running's a good idea.
I wonder who called this time. I'll be back.
* Maria nods. "That'd help. You wouldn't need blankets, either."
"Yes. Yes, I do remember that thing."
* Makoto goes to the club room door and leans so that he can see
inside. He gives Chie a curious expression, hoping that she'll
understand that he's trying to ask who called without interrupting her.
* Chie glances up at Makoto briefly and mouths "Naomi."
* Lazar nods. "Could even just move to different place... but if no
feel comfortable staying in one place, is still doable."
* Rei rubs at the back of her head, glances at Makoto as he leaves, but
stays put.
* Chomei sighs.
You know anything about this guy?
( She did move. She's on the stairs now. )
"That's okay. We've... got a way to handle it. Where is it?"
* Makoto nods matter-of-factly and looks back at the stairwell to see
if anybody else is interested in the phone call. Otherwise he remains
leaning into the doorway.
"What is it capable of, then? The more info we get, the better
prepared we'll be."
* Chie ticks off something on her fingers. "Okay, yeah, I do remember
that... anything else?"
* Asanjya watches Xaphan fly over to land on Maria's shoulder.
* Rei looks back at Maria and opens her mouth, hesitates, then shuts it
and walks over to the room.
* Chie smirks sarcastically, even if the person on the other end can't
see. "Neither would we. So, what do you want us to do?"
* Makoto waves Rei over when he sees her in the hallway. "It's Naomi,"
he tells her. "Sounds like she wants us to go do something for her."
* Chie raises an eyebrow. "You've got some good information sources.
Mind if I ask you a favor?"
* Lazar rubs his head, producing that funky stone-on-stone grinding
noise.
* Maria blinks at Xaphan. "...you could find out who he is?"
"You ever heard of a Mr. E?"
* Chomei folds his arms.
"We may have mentioned him before."
* Asanjya nods, as does Xaphan. "If we could get in touch with the
right demons we might."
Naomi?
* Rei walks over to Makoto. "Any idea what she wants? I mean, besides
world peace and stuff."
"Dammit. Guess that was too much to hope for. Well, if you
just happen to hear anything about him, could you let us know?"
And pocky. She likes pocky.
"Thanks. Any advice for getting in this Osaka place?"
* Maria blinks, and nods. "yeah. Yeah."
Sounds like she wants us to nab something rather than break
something. I'm not sure whether that's good or bad.
"So they may have other surprises waiting for us. Gotcha.
Anything else?"
* Maria looks like she's considering whatever Xaphan said.
Err. Okay, so we'll definitely have to break something.
"'kay, hang on a second."
* Chie covers the phone with her hand and yells. "Laz! It's Naomi! She
wants to talk to you for a second!"
* Makoto relays that shout, just in case. "Laaa~aaaz! Phooo~ooone!"
* Lazar stands up, glances over at Maria again, then lumbers up the
stairs (careful not to step on anyone) and to the phone.
* Chie hands it over to Lazar and steps aside.
* Lazar takes the phone. "Yes?"
* Makoto leans out of the doorway and stands straight, but only long
enough to give Rei a hug.
"What need talk to golem about?"
* Chie starts to say something, then stops when she sees that. She
smiles a little.
* Chomei stays downstairs, um, with the cowering Maria. Hey, someone's
gotta make sure she doesn't run off.
* Asanjya crosses her legs underneath her. She is also with Maria, who
has Xaphan whispering sweet nothings in her ear.
* Rei stiffens a little in surprise, then gives a small smile and hugs
Makoto back. "Thanks."
...I prolly shouldn't.
* Maria makes like to stand up, and manages to do so.
Well, keep it in mind.
It beats running.
"... well that... what Japanese term... fucking suck."
* Chie glances over her shoulder at Lazar and blinks.
"And of course nobody stop him. With my people dead, who left?"
"... Nalia work with Interpol?"
* Makoto doesn't say anything, because now is not the time for
doppelganger boyfriends to say things. When the hug does end, he grins
a bit sadly at Rei.
* Chie mutters. "Oh, great, Dracula, too."
"I last of people. Nalia one what transfer soul into golem."
(There were far too many commas in that sentence. I apologize.)
* Lazar makes a spitting sound. "Belmonts. Bunch of blond sissies with
whips. Take credit for what we do."
(*giggles*)
* Maria shuffles back into the clubroom.
* Chie looks over at Maria and offers her a small smile.
"Belmonts is Belmonts, right?"
*sighs* "If say so. Suppose they no completely useless."
* Rei leans against Makoto and watches what's going on. "Huh."
* Chie waits for everyone to get back and for Lazar to finish his phone
conversation before telling everybody what's going on.
* Lazar looks like he's about to go off on a rant, then stops himself,
and just listens to Naomi. "What need me do?"
* Asanjya gets up and follows Maria.
* Makoto responds to Rei's stunningly perceptive remark with a gentle
grunt of agreement.
* Chomei follows Maria back as well.
* Rei is perceptive like that, yes.
"... you want me in Transylvania?"
* Rei furrows her brow a little, then ticks on her fingers. "That's no
good."
* Chie raises an eyebrow. That's not a terribly pleasing prospect.
* Asanjya blinks as she listens to that bit of the phone convo. "...now
that sounds like a real vacation."
"... oh. Good. So just do briefings, help people understand
what dealing with?"
(Rei - Darn. Chie - Darn. Asanjya - WOOHOO!)
(It's not the "going to Transylvania" part so much as the "not
having Lazar around" part.)
(By this point, Chie figures Transylvania can't be *that* much
worse. She's probably horribly wrong, mind you, but that's what she's
thinking. ;p)
"That is what need me for, right? Just need someone what been
in Transylvania to give info, right?"
(See, Asanjya thinks "Transylvania" and thinks "wolfsbane."
or "Magic books.")
"Can do that... how long need me be away from little ones? No
like leaving them without convenient walking cover."
"... can do that. No even have problem with time zones, since I
no sleep in first place."
* Maria blinks. "We're goin' to Transylvania? ....yeah, that'd work."
* Lazar covers up the phone. "No, no. Well, no yet."
* Chie shakes her head. "I think they just want Laz for a bit. Not all
of us. Which isn't good, really..."
I explain in minute. *goes back to phone*
(Makoto thinks "Transylvania" and thinks "Lazar said that they
have werecoatracks there.")
(They probably do, too.)
( ... no mention werecoatracks. *shudder* )
* Chie nods to Lazar. "Yeah, and I'll tell you guys what else Naomi
wants."
( Just wait until you try on a pair of werepants )
What's up?
Many things, Chomei. Which shall be explained shortly.
"Understand. Have some other questions, but can wait until
later. Anything else right now?"
"Need talk with any other little ones?"
"That like saying were-shark have many sharp teeth."
"I go now. Talk later when need to."
"To you too." *hangs up*
* Chie looks over at Lazar. "You wanna go first or should I?"
* Lazar pauses for a moment. "Belmonts kill Dracula... my big stone ass
they do..." *muttermutter*
I go. My story short.
* Chie nods.
* Maria blinks confusedly.
* Makoto watches Lazar and Chie expectantly.
* Asanjya watches.
* Chomei listens.
Dracula have Transylvania overrun with undead. Which make it no
that different from regular Transylvania, really... just more crowded.
Naomi say pretty much every human there probably dead, and
Interpol has no people on ground to give reports. So they need me to
come to China for day or two, explain to people they working with what
going on there.
Damn. How soon do they want you?
No say. Probably soon, but no right now. But is only supposed
to be for day or two. No like, but it need be done... I maybe only
person ali- *pauses* ... only person around what been in Transylvania
in last few years.
Do you think we'll have to go there, Lazar?
( And it just happens to coincide with the sessions I'll be
away on vacation for. How convenient! )
(Very!)
* Rei blinks, then nods. "Okay, I can see that. It's actually kinda
good she doesn't want all of us, since we have stuff to do within the
next three days."
(Hehe!)
( Amazing! )
( Aie! )
Which brings us to the *other* reason why Naomi called.
* Lazar shrugs. "No know. Not right now. But eventually... and yes.
Other thing Naomi say was to listen to Chie. So it your turn, little
one."
* Maria fidgets.
It's time for another round of everyone's favorite game: let's
infiltrate an Asahara lab building!
This one happens to be in Osaka, and guess what's there?
Some artifact of unspeakable power?
No! Any other guesses?
The great Japanese novel?
All proof Ensof need, cannon aimed at person what called Maria,
and captured Kabbalist?
* Chomei nods.
No! And, much as we wish it were so, Laz, no.
... damn. Was worth shot.
* Chomei chuckles. "I'm not sure... But does it begin with a M and end
with a etal demon?"
* Maria blinks.
Bingo! Chomei wins!
... Dammit, I hate it when I'm right.
Darn, and I wanted to try.
Oh, joy. And Laz won't be here to help us fight it.
( Nobody guessed "Some guy called Sum Gai" ;_; )
You suck, Chomei.
Stop guessing.
... I won't?
If we leave tonight, you will be, right?
* Maria blinks. "Aren't you-- oh, right!"
Well, at least we have those cool weapons we got from Hell
this time.
Naomi say need soon, not now. I assume she know golem be useful
if fight stupid metal dog.
Besides, no way I leave little ones to face alone.
So! We get to travel to Osaka, sneak into the local Asahara
building, and take that thing down.
* Maria nods.
Right. Oh, and Chie. Where'd you get your original sword?
My original original sword, or the one I have now?
My first one broke.
The one you didn't get from Hell. ...or did you even pick one
up there?
* Maria rubs her face. "Can't remember."
Yeah, I got a demonslaying one. And I picked up the ordinary
one I'm using now at a martial arts supply place.
* Lazar edges over to Maria, and whispers. "And I no was going anywhere
until keep promise to guard while look for new place, at least for
couple days."
* Rei has since pulled off her backpack and been looking through it.
Oh. Dang. I was wondering if you knew anyone who could do some
work on the daggers I picked up.
You could maybe stop by Master Wei's place and ask him. But we
don't have time for that tonight, I'm afraid.
Dang. I'll have to jury-rig something, I guess. But okay. And
thanks, Laz. Really.
* Lazar nods.
* Lazar patpats Maria.
Anyhow. Naomi informed me that the metal demon is very fast,
very strong, and seemingly indestructable. We've got ways around that
last part.
* Maria smirks.
And she reminded me about the beam weapon it's got, and hinted
that it may have a few other surprises.
Okay. So let's go kill the thing.